A Pregnant Pause

I had the nicest Sunday morning thanks to a funny, energetic and vivacious old lady (and her witty friends) from my church

Usually, I’d dash home to breastfeed the little girl but since she started fussing before the service ended, I went out to see if I could find a quiet room.

I don’t know many people there so I asked a lady washing up some plates at the sink and she directed me to the room where the kids would have their colouring activities.

Peeping in, I saw a few ladies arranging some chairs and setting up some audio-visual equipment. When they heard I needed to breastfeed, they warmly welcomed me to choose any corner I liked

My baby girl was halfway through when a little girl tip-toed into the room, asking if she could SEE me with the baby:

Girl: What is she doing?
Me: Drinking her milk.
Girl: Where does the milk come from?
Me: (Totally unprepared for this!!! And I hope her parents will approve) Huh? From the breast.
Girl: She can’t open her eyes yet, is it?
Me: She can but she’s sleepy when she drinks her milk. How old ARE you? (I decided to ask some questions back LOL)
Girl: Twelve.
Me: (Amazed at how little and naive this 12 years old is. I believe I knew more and was much taller! Of course, I’m one of the shortest now…) Wow, you’re twelve??? Which school do you go to? Where are your parents?
Girl: Name of school. I followed my grandmother because there’s a free health check today.
Me: They give free health checks here? That’s good…
Girl: Look, she opened her eyes! Wow, she looks like a doll!

Then, a lady came in and I thought she’s the girl’s grandmother. She’s not. I’d finished breastfeeding by then and the baby girl was basking in the attention (she LOVES being with people).

Lady: Are you breastfeeding? That’s good. Keep it up! Just put her to the breast each time she needs it even if it’s hourly. Drink milk and eat yoghurt. Oh, look at the pretty girl! What a beautiful smile!
Me: Ya, she’s very friendly (I got to start getting used to the attention this little girl attracts whenever she opens her BIG eyes, flutters her eyelashes and flashes her cute smile.)
Lady: She’s gorgeous! Have you shown her to the people outside?
Me: Huh? I don’t know them…
Lady: Let me show her off for you. Such a pretty girl and you haven’t shown her off yet???

She whisked the girl out and I was amused by the joke she cracked – she was teasing a friend’s husband by telling everyone the girl’s her latest product by him!

Her friend turned out to be the lady who warmly welcomed me into the room and she was laughing along. This lady is hysterical! And she’s a real life of the party.

She soon gave me back the baby (and was happy to know they share the same horoscope with a wink) but when I turned to leave, she asked if I’d like a drink. She said the refreshments are actually for the meeting but she’d make an exception.

This golden girl then made me a mug of Milo and pushed me pieces of another friend’s home-made carrot cake – MMMMM!!!

When the boy showed up looking all forlorn because I was “missing”, she immediately grinned and said,

“Aiyo, look at you! You are a real Chinese boylah!”

(The boy and the girl look as different as day and night)

Without saying a word, the lady went back into the room. I thought she’d gone to continue with the meeting but she actually came out with a plastic glass and made him some Milo.

She also pushed him a piece of the carrot cake, which he gobbled up (it’s that good even the “I like chocolate cake ONLY” boy loved it)

Then, she passed around a pack of meow pneah (traditional Chinese cake filled with brown sugar), which he wanted but she said, “No, this one is for Mummy.”

But since he wanted it, I gave it to him. She frowned at him playfully and another friend gave me a piece of home-made sugee cake. Wow, I was so spoiled that morning!!!

I’d certainly like to meet this feisty old gal again, who doesn’t need eye wrinkle treatment because she’s so elegantly dressed and beautiful. She put my old Mum (64) to shame when she revealed that she’s 71 years old LOL

Isn’t she an amazing woman? I know I’d like to be like her if I reach that age…